of blessed memory

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of blessed memory

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A calque of Latin beatae memoriae, possibly a calque of Hebrew זיכרונו לברכה (zikhronó/á/ám/án livrakhá, “memory-of-him/her/them to blessing”), ז״ל (Z.L.).

phrase

Honorific epithet used parenthetically to mark a beloved person as being deceased. he used often to scold, and sometimes even to beat, my great-grandmother of blessed memory.
Similar: God rest his soul, rest his soul

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prep_phrase honorific epithet

Русский	блаже́нной па́мяти blažénnoj pámjati

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"of blessed memory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/of%20blessed%20memory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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of blessed memory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/of%20blessed%20memory

Chicago

"of blessed memory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/of%20blessed%20memory.

BibTeX

@misc{of_blessed_memory_2026,
  title = {of blessed memory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/of%20blessed%20memory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}